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Uranyl fluoride
Names
	IUPAC name Uranium fluoride oxide
	Other names Uranium oxyfluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	13536-84-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4937337;
ECHA InfoCard	100.033.529
EC Number	236-898-8;
PubChem CID	6432077;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9065528 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2FH.2O.U/h2*1H;;;/q;;;;+2/p-2 Key: KCKICANVXIVOLK-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES O=[U+2]=O.[F-].[F-];
Properties
Chemical formula	UO2F2
Molar mass	308.02 g/mol
Melting point	Decomposes @ 300 °C
Boiling point	Sublimes
Solubility in other solvents	VS
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H300, H330, H373, H411
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Uranyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UO₂F₂. As shown by x-ray crystallography, the uranyl (UO₂²⁺) centers are complemented by six fluoride ligands.^[1]

This salt is very soluble in water as well as hygroscopic. It is formed in the hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride (UF₆):

UF₆ + 2 H₂O → UO₂F₂ + 4 HF

References

^ Zachariasen, W. H. (1948). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. III. A study of the disorder in the crystal structure of anhydrous uranyl fluoride". Acta Crystallographica. 1 (6): 277–281. Bibcode:1948AcCry...1..277Z. doi:10.1107/S0365110X48000764.

[1] Zachariasen, W. H. (1948). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. III. A study of the disorder in the crystal structure of anhydrous uranyl fluoride". Acta Crystallographica. 1 (6): 277–281. Bibcode:1948AcCry...1..277Z. doi:10.1107/S0365110X48000764.

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